A husband and wife who ran a network of brothels and advertised sex workers online, have today been jailed for a combined total of nearly five years. Yafeng Dong, 53, and Wei-Gong Li, 46, both of ...

A 16-year-old student from Tamworth has won a competition to design one of the sculptures for the new Staffy Trail, which will launch this spring to mark the tenth anniversary of Staffordshire Day.

A new report released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) identifies the innovative food technologies most likely to reach UK consumers within 10 years.

Worker was crushed against a wall by a reversing telehandler. HSE investigation found no suitable risk assessment had been carried out. Company failed to segregate vehicles and pedestrians in the yard ...

In the three months to January 2026, compared with the three months to October 2025: Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2%, following a growth of 0.1% in the three months to December, and no ...

The value of goods imports decreased by £0.3 billion (0.6%) in January 2026, with a fall in imports from non-EU countries partially offset by a rise in imports from the EU. The value of goods exports ...

The agenda and papers for the March 2026 Board meeting have been published. The meeting will be held at Best Western Hotel Rembrandt, Weymouth, and chaired by the FSA’s chair, Professor Susan Jebb.

A woman from Tewkesbury who kept another woman captive for over 20 years and forced her to carry out labour in her home has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.

Two Ukrainian men have been jailed for smuggling four Albanian men and a teenage girl from Vietnam aboard a private yacht in July this year. They were prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service and ...

Camden’s Planning Committee approved two applications to build 28 new council homes on Highgate Road and Raglan Street at a meeting last night [Wednesday, 11 March].These new homes will be the first ...

Gerald Peck [27/12/1948] was found guilty following a trial at Lewes Crown Court of two charges of assault by penetration and three charges of sexual assault. He was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment ...

An e-bike cyclist who killed an elderly man while riding on the pavement has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment suspended for two years for his manslaughter in what is thought to be the first ...